​Please
note that the following information is but a brief outline of the
requirements of and procedures for getting married in Indonesia and
that you should always consult your Embassy or Consulate General in
Indonesia as well as the marriage authorities in Indonesia for more
detailed information before you make any further plans.

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Checklist
Information for Getting Married in Indonesia

Valid
passports (minimum validity 6 months from the date of entry into
Indonesia).

Valid
visas to enter Indonesia.

Birth
Certificates (if only a copy (not original), the document must be
legalized by a solicitor or by the individual’s Embassy/ Consulate
in Indonesia).

Minimum
age to get married: 16 years or over (female); 19 years or over
(male).

Letter
from both sets of parents/guardians, stating that there are no
objections to the marriage.

Letter
from the couple’s Church (if the couple are both Christians and
members of a church and wish to be married in a church in
Indonesia).

If
one or both persons wishes to convert to Islam and be married
according to Islamic Law, the marriage must be reported and
registered with the Religious Affairs Office (Kantor Urusan Agama)
in Indonesia. If the marriage is to be a Christian one, the marriage
must be reported and registered with the Civil Registration Office
(Kantor Catatan Sipil) in Indonesia.

The
Offices in Indonesia authorized to perform such marriages:

The
Religious Affairs Office (Kantor Urusan Agama) and the Mosque for
Moslems;

The
Civil Registration Office (Kantor Catatan Sipil) and the Church for
Christians.

Please
be advised that each region in Indonesia has different customs/
traditions when conducting wedding ceremonies

To
ensure that your marriage in Indonesia is valid and legal in Finland
or Estonia, please make sure that you are given a marriage
certificate or other documentation as proof that you have been
legally married in Indonesia. Since most of the documents will be
written in the Indonesian language, please be advised that all
documentation must be translated by a sworn and authorized languages
translator in Indonesia before you return to Finland or Estonia.
After arriving in Finland or Estonia, you must take the translated
document/certificate to your local civil registry office to be
registered.​